Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA ·EIN 04-2103594 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$234.9M received 127 funders 200 grants · 2024–2025

Who funds Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is funded by 127 grantmakers, led by The Stanton Foundation ($30.5M), Gates Foundation ($19.1M), The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for ($12.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $234.9M in grants to Massachusetts Institute of Technology between 2024–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Stanton Foundation$30,456,00032024
Gates Foundation$19,135,865202024
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for$12,143,48682024
Laura and John Arnold Foundation$10,048,42562024
MathWorks Foundation Inc$9,145,00012024
Freedom Together Foundation$8,740,00052024
National Philanthropic Trust$8,213,39612024
MIT International Inc$7,359,00012024
Jewish Communal Fund$6,154,05012024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$5,388,23312024
President and Fellows of Harvard College$5,236,58612024
The Broad Institute Inc$5,108,48512024
The Edward and Caroline Hyman Family$5,000,00012024
The Milken Institute$4,962,41412024
Tull Family Foundation$4,000,00022024
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$3,942,00042024
Good Ventures Foundation$3,825,56532024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$3,725,01212024
Manton Foundation$2,614,51712024
Allen Institute$2,518,19612024
The Board of Trustees of the Leland$2,500,00012024
Foundation for Food and Agriculture$2,500,00012024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$2,456,74212024
MIT Real Estate Foundation Inc$2,369,26912024
Suc Tuw Kingsley Gillespie Crt$2,306,08242024–2025
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The Morgenthaler Foundation$2,050,00012024
Fidelity Non-profit Management$2,000,00012024
Muriel & Norman B Leventhal$2,000,00022024
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer$1,915,07212024
Cornell University$1,816,90912024
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc$1,747,81612024
The Pew Charitable Trusts$1,734,49122024
Hansjorg Wyss Institute for Biologically$1,696,24612024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$1,531,66712024
Musk Foundation$1,500,00012024
Grantham Foundation for the Protection$1,500,00022024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation$1,410,69422024
Association of Universities for Research$1,370,78412024
Sequoia Climate Foundation$1,350,00022024
Richard J Resch Foundation Ltd$1,300,00022024
Carnegie Mellon University$1,275,46012024
The Trustees of Columbia University$1,232,77612024
City Fund$1,200,00012024
Alfred P Sloan Foundation$1,183,96142024
Virgil F Halliburton Trust$1,168,75042024–2025
The Lemelson Foundation$1,150,00012024
Gray Foundation$1,135,43912024
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$1,085,49622024
University of Southern California$1,035,84912024
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego$1,023,25012024
The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck$1,000,00032024–2025
Aphorism Foundation$1,000,00012024
Denise A& Eugene Chinery Foundation$1,000,00012024
Walton Family Foundation Inc$1,000,00012024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$1,000,00012024
Carnegie Corporation of New York$986,50032024
Co-impact Philanthropic Funds Inc$966,47512024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$753,87712024
Breakthrough Energy Foundation$750,00022024
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center$721,66712024
Johns Hopkins University$712,14212024
The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc$650,00022024
University of Chicago$593,49212024
American Cancer Society Inc$547,50012024
Sunlin and Priscilla Chou Foundation$527,70012024
American Federation for Aging$525,00012024
The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers$500,86922024
Boston Foundation Inc$500,43712024
E Schwartz Charitable Foundation Xxxxx7006$500,00022024–2025
Meehan Foundation$500,00012024
SYYK Foundation$500,00012024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$500,00022024
The Pershing Square Foundation$500,00022024
Brown Emma S Udecl 31279$485,50922024–2025
The Gerstner Family Foundation$479,83612024
The Marcus Foundation Inc$478,23812024
West Virginia University$475,45912024
Emory University$449,73012024
University of Notre Dame du Lac$443,29012024
Breakthrough T1d$425,46312024
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc$400,00012024
Mike & Sofia Segal Foundation$400,00012024
Charles H Hood Foundation$400,00012024
The Computing Research Association Inc$388,41612024
Aarp$360,00012024
Windward Fund$350,83512024
Omidyar Network Fund Inc$350,00012024
The Charles & Marjorie Holloway$350,00012024
Douglas B Marshall Jr Family$350,00012024
Lehigh University$324,61612024
The Chicago Community Trust$320,50012024
Underwriters Laboratories Inc$310,14812024
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$303,50012024
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation$300,00012024
Klaus-jurgen Bathe Charitable Foundation$300,00012024
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Educa$297,54712024
Child Mind Institute Inc$286,25412024
La Jolla Institute for Immunology$268,54612024
Marin Community Foundation$255,00012024
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley$251,44712024
Smith Richardson Foundation Inc$250,54812024
Peter Cohen Foundation$250,00012024
Kresa Family Foundation$250,00012024
The Breast Cancer Research$250,00012024
Greater Houston Community Foundation$240,50012024
Yale University$240,15712024
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$234,36112024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$225,00012024
F W & C S Adams Memorial Fund$172,50012025
William and Bernice Bumpus Fdn$100,00012025
Life Sciences Research Foundation$77,00012025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$66,50012025
Rochester Area Community Foundation$65,30222025
Lillian C Moore Trust$56,91012025
The Spencer Foundation$50,00012025
Hispanic Scholarship Fund$17,34912025
Grodzins Fund$14,00022025
Tuw Bradish Mem Scholarship$13,00012025
Spense Reese Foundation$6,00012025
Gupta Family Foundation$5,00012025
Hung-hsu Family Charitable Foundation$3,50012025
Choong & Hsia Foundation$2,00012025
M Verna Butterer Educational Trust$1,73212025
Buck Family Foundation$1,00022025
Khaos Foundation Inc$93312025
M D Katz Foundation Inc$50012025
Paul & Carol Horvitz Foundation$10012025

What grants has Massachusetts Institute of Technology received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Suc Tuw Kingsley Gillespie CrtUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$614,151
2025Suc Tuw Kingsley Gillespie CrtUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$614,151
2025The Peter and Carmen Lucia BuckBLUEPRINT LABS: CHARTER SCHOOL RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE$400,000
2025Virgil F Halliburton TrustUSED AT DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATION.$302,453
2025Virgil F Halliburton TrustUSED AT DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATION.$302,453
2025Brown Emma S Udecl 31279UNRESTRICTED GENERAL$256,126
2025E Schwartz Charitable Foundation Xxxxx7006GENERAL$250,000
2025The Peter and Carmen Lucia BuckUNDERSTANDING WHAT PROCESSES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORMATION OF THE HEAVIEST ELEMENTS (MIT)$200,000
2025F W & C S Adams Memorial FundUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$172,500
2025William and Bernice Bumpus FdnBumpus Innovation Award$100,000
2025Life Sciences Research FoundationTO FUND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES$77,000
2025T Rowe Price Program for CharitableMULTIPLE$66,500
2025Lillian C Moore TrustSCHOLARSHIPS$56,910
2025The Spencer FoundationTEACHER PERSPECTIVES ON THE ARRIVAL OF GENERATIVEAI$50,000
2025Rochester Area Community FoundationHIGHER EDUCATION$47,867
2025Rochester Area Community FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$17,435
2025Hispanic Scholarship FundTO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS$17,349
2025Tuw Bradish Mem ScholarshipSCHOLARSHIPS$13,000
2025Grodzins FundEDUCATION$7,000
2025Grodzins FundEDUCATION$7,000
2025Spense Reese FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$6,000
2025Gupta Family FoundationGeneral Support$5,000
2025Hung-hsu Family Charitable FoundationUNRESTRICTED FUNDS OF THE INSTITUTE$3,500
2025Choong & Hsia FoundationDONATION$2,000
2025M Verna Butterer Educational TrustSCHOLARSHIP PORTION OF AWARD FOR EDUCATION$1,732
2025Khaos Foundation IncEDUCATION$933
2025Buck Family FoundationEducation$500
2025M D Katz Foundation IncEducation$500
2025Buck Family FoundationEducation$500
2025Paul & Carol Horvitz FoundationTo support this leading non-profit reseseach university$100

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Massachusetts Institute of Technology?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is funded by 127 grantmakers, led by The Stanton Foundation ($30.5M), Gates Foundation ($19.1M), The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for ($12.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $234.9M in grants to Massachusetts Institute of Technology between 2024–2025.

Who is Massachusetts Institute of Technology's largest funder?

The Stanton Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with $30.5M across 3 grants (2024).

How much grant funding has Massachusetts Institute of Technology received?

IRS 990 filings record $234.9M in grants to Massachusetts Institute of Technology across 200 grants from 127 funders between 2024–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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